Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1887-01-08
THE POLITICAL WORLD.

FORTUNES OF WAR FOR STATES
MEN OF THE PRESENT TIME.
Doings Of the National Legislature.Rs.
salt OF November's observation-disclosures
Political Movements.The Irish CUES.
elon-the Eastern War Cloud.
JANUARY.
Is. Senator Hoar's presidential succession
bill passed by the house. Next day signed by
the president.
%. Eulogies Of the late Vice.President Hen.
bricks pronounced in the senate.
. FEBRUARY.
10 The bill reinstatlng Gen. Fitz John Por.
ter passed by tho house.
%. The Gen. Grant monument bill, ap-
propriating' S250,O00 for . monument to be
erected in Washington, passed by the United
l. President Cleveland sent Q message to
the senate in which he denied tho right OF
that branch of the government to demand
from the president or any member Of his
cabinet any papers relating. TO the .causes
leading to tho suspension or removal Of Office
holders. and declaring that such documents
arc personal and private and not official.
g.. Blair educational bill, a~ppropriating
e79,00O,000 for schools, passed the senate.
Is. Brig. Gen. A. II. Terry promoted to .
major g%eneralsdip, vice Gen. Hancock. do
ceased.
IL. Half q million appropriated for cor.
prac,lOnnl lihFarv ~
APRIL.
q. The president, In . message TO congress.
recommended the formation Of . commission
of latUr for the settlement Of differences aria.
lug between capital and labor.
NAY.
10 "1bres months" pension bill was paasd
by the senate.
N. Caleb w. West appointed governor Of
Utah, vice Murray, resigned.
az NJ JUNE. if d.
8. Bill taxing oleomargartne I've cents Q
pound passAl the house. ~ ~. @
4. The Chinese indemnity bill passed the
senate.
2 House passed bill repeating the timber
culture, desert land and presumption laws,
materially modifying the old Homestead Law.
IT, Tariff bill killed in the house.
10. Senate adopted tho resolution providing
for the submission to the different states Of
the Union . constitutional amendment
changing the beginning Of tho presidential
and congressional year from March Ito April
SO! .5..I
Is. Senator Vanceas bill to repeal the civil
service law shslved by the United States
senate.
u. Extradition treaty with Japan ratified
by the senate. Also treaty providing for
new survey OF the United States-Mexico
boundary line.
q. Senate passed tho Fits John Porter bill.
81. President Cleveland vetoes seventy-ono
bills, most Of them relating to individual PEN
si0ns. ff
"a. Bill taxing oleomargarins two cents q
pound passed thu senate; house concurred
Aug. 8.
a.. The aauate refuses to order an invssti-
Cation of tina charges Of fraud allegedto have
heen cnmmittal in connection with the cleo
ton of United States senator Payne, Of Ohio
81 Bill granting increased pensions to col.
diers Of the late wal who wero wounded in
the band, foot, arm or leg passed tho HOUSE.
AUGUST.
s. First session Of the Forty ninth congress
adjourned.
a. Cutting was released from prison by
episotle nearly caused q fight between the
United States and Mexico.
SEPTEMBER
e. Henry George nominated for mayor of
New York city by the ~workingmen.
OCTOBER.
II. The Tammany Hall aud County
nn-1r~>a,, k.okS~-- ..,.lk~n 49, H. A.
s. Hewitt. who was unanimously nominated
for mayor Of New York city.
Is Theodore Roosevelt nominated for
mayor by the Republicans of New York city.
H. Hon. George F. Edmunds reelected
United States senator from Vermont.
NOVEMBER.
9. The New York city municipal election
excited national interest on account Of tho
novel issues raised. Hewitt. Democrat, was
elected mayor, receiving about $1,000 votes
snd having a plurality Of $4,000 over Henry
George, who, In turn, beat Roosevelt by
7,O0A. The state elections resulted In . series
Of local surprises for both parties. William
Il Morrison, OF Illinois, was defeated, az was
also Frank Hurd. Of Ohio. Speaker John G.
Carlisle, Of Kentucky, and W. u. Springer,
Of Illinois, narrowly escaped, while II. G..
DVTtolSu, III w ulUe0All, ~. Zee W08 U08VoU Oy
the labor candidate, e w. Gresnman, who
was nominated only forty-eight hours before
election and was Endorsed by the Democrats.
Gen. Beaver (Rep) was elected governor OF
Pennsylvania. Five additional Republican
congressman were elected in the south. In
Minnesota the Democrats gain three congress.
men. In Kentucky the Republicans succeed
ed IN electing three congressman. Charges Of
fraud were made on both sides in Indiana.
DECEMBER.
8. The second session Of the Forty-ninth
congress begins.
4 The president lays before congress the
correspondence with the Canadian govern
nlent relating to the fisheries trouble.
0. The house passed the electoral count bill.
1G The senate lays the bill providing for
open executive sessions on tho table.
IL. The senate votes to repeal the tenure Of
Office act.
%. The house, by . vote Of l54 to 14s, re-
fused to consider the Morrison tariff bill.
IN OTHER LANDS.
Outline Of Political Movements In For.
eign Countries.
JANUARY.
l. Burnah was formally annexed to tho
British empire.
4 New French cabinet formed, with N.
De- Fieycinet at its head.
IA. A decree Of amnesty to persons con.
victed Of political ofIenses since 1870 was
signed by President Grevy, Of Francs.
81 British parliament opened by the queen